NOTICE: As of January 1, 2009, the Eileen Coly Grant for Research has been suspended indefinitely due to the economic downturn.

Applicants for the Eileen Coly Grant for Research should submit a cover letter introducing the grant proposal that makes a case for its importance to parapsychology, a brief research proposal of no more than 2000 words (not including references) with a clear description of methodology and procedure, a time-frame through to completion, and a budget not to exceed $5,000. Curriculum vitae should be supplied for the primary investigator(s) and resumes for staff or assistants.

Submissions may be made by fax, post, or e-mail. If sent via e-mail, grant proposals may be submitted as MS Word or Adobe Acrobat attachments to an e-mail directed to office@parapsychology.org but be sure to write an e-mail first to alert us that the attachment is coming.

The Coly Grant for Research will NOT be offered in 2009.

The successful applicant(s) will be notified on or around September 1st of each year. Grantees will be expected to provide the Foundation with a research report and a full accounting of expenditures upon completion of the project which may be summarized or published on the Foundation’s websites and archived in the Foundation’s manuscript collection.

For more information on eligibility and types of research that will be considered, click on “Section Home” above.